Fiscal aid software denied for Guelph business enterprise strike with ‘catastrophic losses’
GUELPH —
A Guelph organization owner is struggling to remain afloat following an software for economic assistance from the government was denied.
“We had catastrophic losses for most of the shutdown months, involving 20 to 100% for each cent, dependent on the thirty day period,” said Bryan Munn, the operator of Sweet Sweet and Ice Product.
The retail store owner says company has been reduce in 50 percent. Munn applied for a small small business assistance grant from the province in January.
“You had to have 20 for each cent losses for the 12 months and that was straightforward for us simply because we experienced months where by we had 100 for each cent loss just from becoming shut down,” he reported.
But weeks went by with no update on the application progress.
“I listened to other men and women had a really easy go of it,” Munn stated. “They built their application, they acquired a cheque and a response within just a 7 days form of point.”
Munn explained right after waiting two months for a reaction, he would call the helpline and someone would say they are performing on it.
On Friday, the enterprise proprietor uncovered out his application was denied.
“I checked this previous Friday and it mentioned not qualified, so devastating, my wife was in tears as this would be definitely beneficial for us and what can we do now,” he reported.
Munn took to social media to beg the province for help.
“I have no idea why I was switched from currently being in system to not qualified,” he explained. “I only have guesses, did I make a mistake or a typo?”
The social media article caught the attention of Guelph’s mayor.
“I explained to them I would access out to the associate minister of tiny business enterprise and pink tape elimination, who is Prabmeet Singh Sarkaria,” Mayor Cam Guthrie said. “He quickly referred to as me correct back and while I was on the cellular phone with him he stated why do not you convention phone the entrepreneurs of the small business and the three of us can talk appropriate now.”
The Ministry of Economic Progress declined an on-digicam job interview with CTV Kitchener and stated they simply cannot comment on particular organizations, but if a small business thinks they have built a error, to e-mail them.
Munn states the ministry has promised a evaluate of his software.
“The grant would aid me pay my charges,” he claimed. ”I just did my taxes and we have been listed here seven decades and this is the very first time I’ve experienced a decline.”
The enterprise owner has a glimmer of hope as he waits to locate out if the application will be approved with the deadline immediately approaching.